calorize

American

[kal-uh-rahyz] / ˈkæl əˌraɪz /

especially British, calorise

verb (used with object)

calorized, calorizing

to alloy (carbon steel or alloy steel) by impregnation with aluminum.

calorize British

/ ˈkæləˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to coat (a ferrous metal) by spraying with aluminium powder and then heating

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Other Word Forms

calorizer noun
decalorize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of calorize

< Latin calor heat + -ize

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